Fishing-rod case



(No Model.)

H. LOFTIE.

FISHING ROD CASE.

No. 396,702. PatentedJan. 22, 1889.

WWI/l a5 5 E 5 UNITED STATES PATENT FFIEEt HENRY LOFTIE, OF SYRACUSE,NEYV YORK.

FISHING 'ROD CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,702, dated January22, 1889.

' Application filed June 3, 1887. Renewed December 26, 1888. $en'al No.294,698. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY LOFTIE, of Syracuse, county of Onondaga, inthe State of New York, a citizen of the United States, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-RodCases, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference be ing had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation, partly cut away, to showthe internal arrangement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of an end without a cap,Fig. 3, a section of a head-piece; Fig. 4, a section of a bottom piece;Fig. 5, a plan view of a metallic or flexible piece to cover the spacesbetween the inner and outer tubes at the ends.

My invention relates to cases adapted to receive and hold the severalsections of jointed fishing-rods; and my object is to improve theconstruction and utility of such cases by providing a distinct andseparate compartment for each rod-section, the whole being waterproofand strong to protect the sections from damage.

My invention consists, broadly, in a case consisting of an outer tubeprovided with end caps and inclosing other tubes of varying sizes, eachinner tube being distinct from the others, and thereby creating aspecial and separate compartment for each rod-section, and also in theseveral other novel features of construction and combinations ofelements hereinafter described, and specifically set forth in theseveral clauses of the claims hereunto annexed.

It is constructed as follows: A is the outer tube, and 1, 2, 3, and Iare the inner ones, all of which may be constructed of paper, wood, woodveneer rolled into tubes, or any other light material, graduated in sizesubstantially as shown, and either straight or tapered longitudinally.The outer tube can be covered with cloth in any ordinary manner and madewater-proof in any manner. The inner tubes may be cloth-lined andwaterproofed, either inside or out, or both. All of the tubes may bemade from pulp prepared to produce waterproof paper, and wound directfrom the wet machine. The spaces between the inner and outer tubes maybe filled with long or short moldings 5 6 7 8, when short only closingthe ends for a small distance, and when long eX- tending the wholelength of the tubes; or any other suitable packing can be used; also,when 7 long moldings are used, I can use cloth for the outer tubing, andcement or glue it fast upon the exterior surfaces of the moldings.

In Fig. 3 I show a perforated head, B, having a perforation for eachtube 1 2 3 at, and provided with a shoulder, 9, the head resting uponthe ends of the inner tubes, the shoulders and tubes meeting and closingthe spaces between the inner tubes and the outer one. In the lower endof the case I place within the cap or within the outer tube theperforated holder 10, the perforations coinciding with the inner tubes,and all of these perforations having tapering sides. The ends of therod-sections entering them encounter the tapers, and these ends of thesections are held from rattling and shaking around, and they areprevented from rubbing against the interior of the tubes.

In Fig. 5 I show a perforated plate, 11, of metal or of flexiblematerial, the perforations being a little smaller than the bore of theinner tubes, and when placed in position upon the ends of the tubes theperforations of plate and tubes will coincide. I can also use both ametallic and a flexible plate, the perforations of the metallic platebeing of the same size as the bores of the inner tubes, and those of theflexible plate being smaller, so that their edges project over the edgesof the bores of the inner tubes, and then the edges of the holes in theperforated flexible plate hold the rod-sections from rattling, the. Ialso provide the ordinary end caps, inclosing and protecting the ends ofthe outer tube, the top one being made in two parts screwing together;or I can use a leather cap and a strap-and-buckle fastening. It will beobserved that these inner tubes constitute separate and distinctcompartments for the rod-sections, not communicating with each other. Itwill be further observed that I can, in place of using the holder 10, asshown in the drawings, use a separate plug perforated with a taperinghole for each inner tube, securing it within the lower end of the tube,and that these perforations need not extend clear through.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A fishing-rod case consisting of an outer tube, a set ofdiametrically-graduated tubes placed Within the outer tube, and endcaps, substantially as described.

' 2. A fishing-rod ease consisting of an outer tube, a set ofdiainetrically-graduated tubes inclosed therein with suitable packing orfilling, and end caps, substantially as described.

3. A fishing-rod case consisting of an outer tube, a set ofdiainetrically-graduated tubes inclosed therein, and a holder, 10, forretaining' the ends of the rod-sections, provided with taperingperforations and fitting upon the lower ends of the inner tubes,substantially as described.

4. A fishing-rod ease consisting of an outer tube, a set ofdiametrically-graduated tubes inclosed therein, an d metallic orflexible plates for stead'yin'g' the upper ends of the rod-sectionsfitting on top of the inner tubes, and caps inclosing the ends of theouter tube, substantially as described.

5. A fishing-rod case consisting of an outer tube inelosing other tubesconstituting a series of distinct diainetrically-graduatedcoinpartments, substantially as described.

6. A fishing-rod case consisting of an outer tube, a set ofdiametrieally-graduated taperin g tubes to conform to the varyingthickness of the several rod-sections inclosed therein, and end caps,substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of March,1887.

HENRY LOFTIE.

In presence of C. W. SMITH, A. Mi SELLWooD.

